Free Agent Eubanks is our backup center

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  1. HoopsFanAZ

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    I don’t know is my answer to your question. It’s a good question. He’s the straw that stirs the drink. Dame has gravity.
    It’s Billups job to maximize what he’s been given … and it SHOULD be a better team on D. They’re a piece and a half away from seeing what they an achieve. Okay, I’d rather see a different BIG as well, but Nurkic works.

    IMHO, this team will bond quickly.
     
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    This was never going to be a title contending team this season. We probably could have traded #7 for Randle and 11... But I think that's the best we could do.

    And then we wouldn't have SS.

    I think I'd prefer keeping the pick over trading it for Randle and Duren.
     
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    He's literally been compared to Chauncey Billups by pretty much every talking head in the business?
     
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    Honestly Dame will have trouble with billups type of ball. He likes to dominate the ball to much and his defense just not there. Maybe his defense gets better now he's not hurting so much but we have to wait and see. But Dame is the ambassador for this team so I don't think billups will say to how Dame plays.
     
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    Kind of seems like many people on here are living a fantasy about what they believe "Billups" will bring? At this point you have not see what he will bring. All you have is what he says he wants which is pretty much the same thing every coach wants.
     
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    Compared how? Leadership yeah I can see that, style of play I do not see at all
     
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    Except Chauncey played good defense.
     
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    Seriously there are a bunch of people who have compared his style of play and leadership to Billups over the years.
     
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    Leadership and willingness to take the big shots. Not so much style of play.
     
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    So now you gonna start pulling up defensive stats? It's this forums MO. You do understand defense is the team part of the game and the game has changed immensely since Billups started playing in 1997 and you don't want to compare the last 6 years of his career. Honestly when was Lillard on a 64 win team or had players around him to perform like that?
     
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    Very good thing.
     
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    He’s earned himself 6th/7th man role. He’s a quality big! He’s a clone of Birdman Chris Anderson.

    Hopefully a long-term deal can be worked out.
     
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    He's an impact player
     
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    Pretty good comparasin.
     

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